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Oklahoma laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Oklahoma runs from $9.00 an hour in Woodward County to $17.18 in Rogers County. The median county is $11.43.

Main laborer classification in each county (Laborer: common or general), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Blaine County laborer: $9.00 per hourComanche County laborer: $9.31 per hourBeckham County laborer: $12.44 per hourKingfisher County laborer: $9.00 per hourCuster County laborer: $12.44 per hourGreer County laborer: $12.44 per hourCherokee County laborer: $11.51 per hourGrady County laborer: $11.40 per hourCarter County laborer: $12.35 per hourPushmataha County laborer: $11.43 per hourCreek County laborer: $10.21 per hourAlfalfa County laborer: $9.00 per hourCotton County laborer: $12.44 per hourWagoner County laborer: $15.24 per hourCleveland County laborer: $10.86 per hourMurray County laborer: $11.40 per hourOkmulgee County laborer: $15.24 per hourChoctaw County laborer: $11.43 per hourJefferson County laborer: $12.44 per hourNowata County laborer: $11.51 per hourWoods County laborer: $11.00 per hourWoodward County laborer: $9.00 per hourPottawatomie County laborer: $11.43 per hourMcIntosh County laborer: $11.51 per hourOkfuskee County laborer: $11.51 per hourGarfield County laborer: $12.31 per hourEllis County laborer: $9.00 per hourJackson County laborer: $12.44 per hourTexas County laborer: $9.00 per hourKay County laborer: $9.00 per hourLincoln County laborer: $10.20 per hourLogan County laborer: $11.40 per hourAdair County laborer: $11.51 per hourGarvin County laborer: $11.43 per hourKiowa County laborer: $12.44 per hourPawnee County laborer: $15.24 per hourJohnston County laborer: $11.00 per hourMcClain County laborer: $11.40 per hourOklahoma County laborer: $11.70 per hourOsage County laborer: $15.24 per hourPayne County laborer: $9.00 per hourCoal County laborer: $11.43 per hourHughes County laborer: $11.43 per hourPontotoc County laborer: $11.43 per hourHaskell County laborer: $11.43 per hourLatimer County laborer: $11.43 per hourMcCurtain County laborer: $11.43 per hourStephens County laborer: $13.09 per hourMuskogee County laborer: $9.22 per hourOttawa County laborer: $11.51 per hourDelaware County laborer: $11.51 per hourHarmon County laborer: $12.44 per hourMayes County laborer: $11.51 per hourSequoyah County laborer: $9.63 per hourCanadian County laborer: $11.38 per hourAtoka County laborer: $11.43 per hourPittsburg County laborer: $11.43 per hourTillman County laborer: $12.44 per hourBryan County laborer: $11.43 per hourLe Flore County laborer: $9.63 per hourNoble County laborer: $9.00 per hourSeminole County laborer: $11.43 per hourDewey County laborer: $9.00 per hourLove County laborer: $11.43 per hourRoger Mills County laborer: $12.44 per hourTulsa County laborer: $15.15 per hourWashita County laborer: $12.44 per hourCaddo County laborer: $12.44 per hourCimarron County laborer: $9.00 per hourWashington County laborer: $10.59 per hourGrant County laborer: $9.00 per hourMarshall County laborer: $11.43 per hourHarper County laborer: $9.00 per hourBeaver County laborer: $9.00 per hourCraig County laborer: $11.51 per hourMajor County laborer: $9.00 per hourRogers County laborer: $17.18 per hour
$9.00$9.22$11.43$11.51$12.44$17.18Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a laborer make on prevailing wage in Oklahoma?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 66 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Rogers County1 county$17.18
  2. Okmulgee County1 county$15.24
  3. Osage County1 county$15.24
  4. Pawnee County1 county$15.24
  5. Wagoner County1 county$15.24
  6. Tulsa County1 county$15.15
  7. Stephens County1 county$13.09
  8. Tillman County group2 counties$12.44
  9. Beckham County1 county$12.44
  10. Caddo County1 county$12.44
  11. Cotton County1 county$12.44
  12. Custer County1 county$12.44
  13. Greer County1 county$12.44
  14. Jackson County1 county$12.44
  15. Jefferson County1 county$12.44
  16. Kiowa County1 county$12.44
  17. Roger Mills County1 county$12.44
  18. Washita County1 county$12.44
  19. Carter County1 county$12.35
  20. Garfield County1 county$12.31
  21. Oklahoma County1 county$11.70
  22. Craig County group2 counties$11.51
  23. Adair County1 county$11.51
  24. Cherokee County1 county$11.51
  25. Delaware County1 county$11.51
  26. Mayes County1 county$11.51
  27. McIntosh County1 county$11.51
  28. Okfuskee County1 county$11.51
  29. Ottawa County1 county$11.51
  30. Atoka County1 county$11.43
  31. Bryan County1 county$11.43
  32. Choctaw County1 county$11.43
  33. Coal County1 county$11.43
  34. Garvin County1 county$11.43
  35. Haskell County1 county$11.43
  36. Hughes County1 county$11.43
  37. Latimer County1 county$11.43
  38. Love County1 county$11.43
  39. Marshall County1 county$11.43
  40. McCurtain County1 county$11.43

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Rogers CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$17.18 $13.23 
Okmulgee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.24 $12.45 
Osage CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.24 $12.45 
Pawnee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.24 $12.45 
Wagoner CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.24 $12.45 
Tulsa CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$15.15 $12.44 
Stephens CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$13.09 $12.25 
Tillman County group, 2 localities: Harmon, TillmanLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Beckham CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Caddo CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Cotton CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Custer CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Greer CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Jackson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Jefferson CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Kiowa CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Roger Mills CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Washita CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.44 $11.60 
Carter CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.35 $11.58 
Garfield CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$12.31 $10.87 
Oklahoma CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.70 $11.70 
Craig County group, 2 localities: Craig, NowataLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Adair CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Cherokee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Delaware CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Mayes CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
McIntosh CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Okfuskee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Ottawa CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.51 $11.51 
Atoka CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Bryan CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Choctaw CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Coal CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Garvin CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Haskell CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Hughes CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Latimer CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Love CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Marshall CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
McCurtain CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Pittsburg CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Pontotoc CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Pottawatomie CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Pushmataha CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Seminole CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.43 $11.43 
Grady CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.40 $11.40 
Logan CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.40 $11.40 
McClain CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.40 $11.40 
Murray CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.40 $11.40 
Canadian CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.38 $11.38 
Johnston CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.00 $11.00 
Woods CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$11.00 $11.00 
Cleveland CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.86 $10.86 
Washington CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.59 $10.00 
Creek CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.21 $10.21 
Lincoln CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$10.20 $10.20 
Le Flore CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.63 $9.63 
Sequoyah CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.63 $9.63 
Comanche CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.31 $9.31 
Muskogee CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.22 $9.22 
Woodward County group, 5 localities: Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Kingfisher, WoodwardLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Kay County group, 2 localities: Alfalfa, KayLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Dewey CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Ellis CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Grant CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Harper CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Major CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Noble CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Payne CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 
Texas CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$9.00 $9.00 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 66 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Oklahoma laborer pay

What is the laborer prevailing wage in Oklahoma County?

$11.70 an hour: a $11.70 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260049, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer classification in Oklahoma County.

Does laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Oklahoma County the $11.70 total is a $11.70 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does laborer prevailing wage pay overtime in Oklahoma?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice laborers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same laborer rates for several counties. Across Oklahoma, the 77 counties with a laborer rate fall into 70 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Woodward County group).